But thats all about to change.
The deal was negotiated by Edward McCarry and Peter Kelly of Cinema Guild with Branco of Leopardo Filmes.
Digital and home video releases will follow the theatrical retrospective in 2025.
Cinema Guild.
His often unclassifiable features spanned satirical, experimental, and fabulistic themes.
His 1995 featureGods Comedywon the Grand Jury Prize in Venice.
Thats why his films are so essential and unique in world cinema.
Monteiros works have grown in prominence of late, primarily among academics and scholars.
The first-ever retrospective of his work in the U.S. was held at Harvard in 2010.
Subsequent screenings of Monteiros work have been held at MoMA and the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive.
I am very happy that Cinema Guild is once again giving his work the visibility it deserves.
Monteiro died of cancer in 2023 at the age of 64.
The company has told us they plan to further build out their theatrical slate of restorations in 2025.
